I FOUND THIS INCREDIBLE CRAFTSMAN

I FINALLY DROVE TO SEE THE GUY who I paid in January for a new bike. He wasn’t returning my calls or my emails. So I drove 4 hours to pay him a visit. You won’t believe what I found.

Your bike I hope.

Yes, the bike was ready.

How is it?

That’s not why I’m calling… but, it’s amazing.

Well?

Okay, this guy is a genius. He’s designed all kinds of custom parts. He owns hundreds of thousands of dollars of special machinery for carbon, titanium and steel building. But, he’s doing it all. Designing, manufacturing, assembling, emailing, calling, ordering, testing, traveling, sweeping the floors…

Marv and I used to ride Whiting Ranch every week, along with Roger. One day Marv shows up with an Intense. I’d already spotted the brand in Mountain Bike Action. Jeff Steber was the creator-designer-engineer, and the bikes mirrored Jeff’s super cool vibe. Soon, I was ripping on a tie-dye Intense of my own. I think Roger even got one. Anyway, Marv liked the bikes so much he sold his big electronics company and bought into Jeff’s baby company. I think they’d sold about 15 frames up to that point.

Together, Marv and Jeff built Intense into an International brand. 20ish years later, they sold the company and retired.